Lexical Nonmanuals in German Sign Language : : Empirical Studies and Theoretical Implications / / Nina-Kristin Pendzich.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Ebook Package English 2020
• VerfasserIn: Pendzich, Nina-Kristin,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2020]; ©2020
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Series: Sign Languages and Deaf Communities [SLDC] , 13
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (XXI, 329 p.)

The book presents an empirical and theoretical investigation of lexical nonmanuals in German Sign Language including torso, head and facial expressions. Three empirical studies demonstrate the relevance of nonmanuals for the wellformedness of signs, their meaning, and lexical processing. Moreover, implications for the theoretical implementation of lexical nonmanuals concerning, e.g., articulation patterns and phonological status are discussed.

The book presents an empirical and theoretical investigation of lexical nonmanuals in German Sign Language including torso, head, and facial expressions. Three empirical studies demonstrate the relevance of nonmanuals for the wellformedness of signs, their meaning, and lexical processing. Moreover, implications for the theoretical implementation of lexical nonmanuals concerning, e.g., articulation patterns and phonological status are discussed.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Notational conventions -- Sign language acronyms -- 1 Introduction -- Part I: Theoretical and methodological background -- 2 Nonmanual complexity in sign languages -- 3 State of research on lexical nonmanuals and mouthings -- Part II: Empirical studies -- 4 Study I: Lexical judgment and the meaning of signs -- 5 Study II: Lexical decision with reaction times -- 6 Study III: Meaning attribution to isolated facial expressions -- Part III: Discussion and theoretical implications -- 7 Towards a new classification of lexical nonmanuals -- 8 Conclusion -- Appendices -- A Stimuli in the NMF and m-NMF condition of Study I and Study II -- B Manual error types of the fillers in Study I and Study II -- C Statistical distribution of the ratings regarding meaning category 1 and 2 in the questionnaire of Study I -- D Answer words in Study II -- E Still images from the stimulus videos of Study III -- F Meaning Attribution (MeaAtt) categories in Study III -- References -- Index